Faire Justice de l'Irreparable (L'Esprit Des Lois)
by Magali Bessone
Ici, ecrire rime avec reflechir, et avec exister. Brefs, compacts et charges, ces vingt-cinq essais philosophiques, qui entremelent contemplation, opinion, souvenir, et sont magnifiquement couronnes d'exergues tires de la grande litterature universelle. Ils traduisent une urgence existentielle d'immortaliser noir sur blanc sa pensee, une febrilite de dire a peine dissimulee dans la main qui tient le stylo, mais aussi un poids de vivre devant le temps qui passe trop vite. D'un essai a l'autre,...
In this book, Cioran writes of politics, of history, and of the utopian dream. "A small masterwork . . . a stringent examination of some persistent and murky notions in human history. . . . It is best to read Cioran while sitting. The impact upon the intellect can be temporarily stunning, and motor systems may give way under the assault".--Joseph Patrick Kennedy, "Houston Chronicle" "Cioran has a claim to be regarded as among the handful of original minds . . . writing today".-- "New York Times"...
Timeless advice on the art of living well, from the celebrated Penguin Great Ideas seriesThe writings of the ancient Roman philosopher Seneca offer powerful insights into stoicism, morality and the importance of reason, and continue to provide profound guidance to many through their eloquence, lucidity and wisdom. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They ha...
The American Crisis (Founding Fathers Collection, #4) (American Crisis)
by Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine wrote the American Crisis in an effort to justify the American Revolution and to bolster the moral of the Continental Army. THESE are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triu...
Deleuze and Political Activism (Deleuze Studies Special Issues, v. 4: 2010 (supplement))
When Deleuze and Guattari wrote Anti-Oedipus they hoped it would be a call to arms for dissidents and political activists. Rather than set out a program of change, they tried to isolate the political, cultural and economic factors that inhibit change. In so doing they created a work that was instantly recognised as a philosophical watershed. It changed the landscape of political theory in a single sweep. In this volume, both critical theorists and activists analyse Deleuze and Guattari's critica...
Il Problema Dell'interpretazione in Umberto Eco
by Daniele Trematore
A disturbing portrait of a society deliriously dreaming itself as eternal, instantaneous, and infinite.At least for the time being, we humans are still finite and mortal—but death isn't what it used to be. As the body is technologically extended in space and time, we are split between our finitude and our doubled presence in a limitless web of signs, an “immortal” world of information. After Death offers a penetrating philosophical diagnosis of our contemporary condition, describing not only an...